WHAT I WORE | Maternity Style – 16 Weeks

Wahoo! We’ve made it all the way to 16 week! To me, this means only four more weeks before we discover whether the little being growing inside of me is a boy or a girl. Couldn’t be more excited.

In the meantime, I’ve been wading my way through frustrating sewing patterns (I’m much more used to reading blueprints!), attempting to alter patterns, and breathing a sigh of relief that my first creation turned out well! Welcome to my hand-made maternity style. I’m hoping there will be lots more creations to come!

I started and finished this dress last Saturday, as I was really motivated to have a fun dress to wear on Easter Sunday. Reminds me of being a little girl and the excitement that came with getting a new frock for the Spring holiday.

I found the fabric on Etsy (Which, by the way, it’s pretty tough to nail down multiple yards of the same vintage fabric there! Lots of time involved!), and also purchased the maternity pattern on Etsy. My mother and I did some tweaking to the pattern using this website, and found that it worked out pretty well! I did have to take it in a bit when the bodice was done, but better too much fabric than not enough!

So exciting! I’m a seamstress now! Check out my happy dance below, if you will.

Congratulations! Such a pretty dress. That print really is so lovely on you. Definitely an inspiration for me to get the sewing machine out and work on some projects! Plus the happy dance is so adorable! Hope you had a happy easter xo

That looks so great! And the yellow tights look amazingly fun with the dress’s color palette. Good job! I love the successful feeling of finishing a sewing project. Happy dance well deserved!
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You look fabulous! I can’t believe you made that yourself- it’s adorable.
I’m so happy for you and your family. Parenthood is amazing. I hope you are blessed with a smooth and wonderful pregnancy. Best wishes to you!